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Verse Proverbs 21:31. _THE HORSE_ IS _PREPARED AGAINST THE DAY OF
BATTLE_] _Horses_ were not used among the Jews before the time of
_Solomon_. There was a Divine command against them, Deuteronomy 17:...
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Two companion proverbs. Nothing avails against, nothing without, God.
The horse is the type of warlike strength, used chiefly or exclusively
in battle. 1Ki 4:26; 1 Kings 10:26, may be thought of as ha...
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CHAPTER 21 PERSONAL INSTRUCTIONS AS TO LIFE AND CONDUCT
In the proverbs of this chapter the Lord is mentioned five times.
“The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of
water: He turne...
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PROVERBS 21:1. WATERCOURSES: not the natural brooks and wadys of
Palestine, but the artificial irrigation canals of Egypt or Babylonia,
which could be diverted in any direction at will.
Proverbs 21:4....
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SAFETY, &C.. to Jehovah [belongeth] the salvation....
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_safety_ Rather, VICTORY (A.V. marg. R.V. text), or _deliverance_(R.V.
marg.). "Two companion proverbs (Proverbs 21:30). Nothing avails
against, nothing without, God." (_Speaker's Comm_.)...
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THE HORSE IS PREPARED AGAINST THE DAY OF BATTLE— Solomon mentions
the _horse,_ instead of all warlike preparations, because it was the
chief, and all nations placed much of their confidence in the num...
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TEXT Proverbs 21:21-31
21.
He that followeth after righteousness and kindness
Findeth life, righteousness, and honor.
22.
A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty,
And bringeth down the strengt...
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21:31 safety (g-11) Or 'deliverance,' or 'victory.'...
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1. The 'watercourses' (RV) are the artificial irrigation channels of
Egypt and Babylon (Isaiah 58:11)....
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LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 21
V1 A king is like a canal that God controls.
God leads the king in the way that God decides....
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For Solomon, his horses were like today’s tanks. (Tanks are strong,
powerful, army vehicles.) A horse was strong and fast in a battle. It
could pull a chariot (vehicle) or carry a soldier. The enemy w...
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THE HORSE IS PREPARED AGAINST THE DAY OF BATTLE. — These had been
imported largely from Egypt in Solomon’s time, though this was in
direct contravention of the Law (1 Kings 4:26, and Deuteronomy 17:16...
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ס֗וּס מ֭וּכָן לְ יֹ֣ום מִלְחָמָ֑ה וְ֝
לַֽ
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CHAPTER 22
WINE
"He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and
oil shall not be rich."- Proverbs 21:17
THE Septuagint translation has an interesting addition to the proverb
in...
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Verse Proverbs 21:4. The "lamp" of a man's life is his spirit. Where
that is exalted and manifests itself in the high look and the proud
heart, there is sin. All of which is to say that for a man to f...
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_Battle. It was kept for no other purpose by the eastern nations, who
used oxen to till the land; asses and camels to carry burdens, Job
xxxix. 18., and Psalm xix. 8., and xxxii. 17. (Calmet)_...
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REFLECTI0NS
Reader! amidst the mingled view this Chapter affords of grace and
corruption, in all their opposite effects and consequences, as well as
their origin and termination, oh! that God the Holy...
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Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath. The
desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse t...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31.
In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to
avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be
followe...
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THE HORSE [IS] PREPARED AGAINST THE DAY OF BATTLE,.... The horse is a
warlike creature, and was much used formerly, as now, in war; these
are prepared against the day of battle, to mount the cavalry w...
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The horse [is] prepared against the day of battle: but safety [is] of
the LORD.
Ver. 31. _The horse is prepared against the day, &c._] A very
serviceable creature, and in battle full of terror; so sw...
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_The horse is prepared_, &c. Under which particular all warlike
preparations are comprehended; _but safety is of the Lord_ The success
of the battle depends not upon any human strength or art, but upo...
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V. 31. THE HORSE IS PREPARED AGAINST THE DAY OF BATTLE, that is, men
may make all arrangements and preparations for war, deeming the
victory as good as gained; BUT SAFETY IS OF THE LORD, it is in His...
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SAFETY:
Or, victory...
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THE HORSE; under which particular all warlike provisions are
comprehended. SAFETY IS OF THE LORD; the success of the battle depends
not upon any human strength or art, but merely upon God's providence...
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Proverbs 21:31 horse H5483 prepared H3559 (H8716) day H3117 battle
H4421 deliverance H8668 LORD H3068
horse -...
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CONTENTS: Warnings and instructions.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: Those who follow after righteousness, shall find
righteousness, honor and life.
KEY WORD: Counsel (Proverbs 20:5).
STRONG VERSES: P...
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Proverbs 21:1. _The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord; as the
rivers of water, he turneth it whithersoever he will._ The allusion is
probably to the water-meads and the ditches in the corn field...
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_MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 21:30_
COUNSEL AGAINST THE LORD
I. ONLY THOSE PLANS SUCCEED WHICH HARMONISE WITH THE WILL OF GOD. This
is of course true only in regard to the ultimate and final issue o...
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EXPOSITION
PROVERBS 21:1
THE KING'S HEART IS IN THE HAND OF THE LORD, AS THE RIVERS OF WATER.
We are to think of the little channels used for irrigation. As these
are altogether under the gardener's...
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Shall we turn now in our Bibles to Proverbs 21:1-31.
Proverbs 21:1-31, Solomon declares:
The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water:
he turneth it whithersoever he will (Prov...
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Ecclesiastes 9:11; Isaiah 31:1; Psalms 144:10; Psalms 147:10;...
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The horse — Under which all war — like provisions are
comprehended....